{"id":90701,"date":"2014-03-24T12:40:13","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T16:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=90701"},"modified":"2015-04-23T13:28:14","modified_gmt":"2015-04-23T17:28:14","slug":"work-is-the-focus-of-their-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/03\/work-is-the-focus-of-their-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Is the Focus of Their Work"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Martin Cherniak<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Work, and the toll it takes on us as we age, is the focus of a group of UConn Health researchers wrapping up a study of the aging workforce.<\/p>\n

The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace<\/a> (CPH-NEW) at UConn Health, led by Dr. Martin Cherniack<\/a>, professor of medicine, is pulling data from a prospective\u2014meaning it follows a group of people over time\u2014study of more than 1,000 employees working in manufacturing jobs in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is nothing quite like this nationally and we are trying to find a funding agency that will take interest in a longer-term maintenance of this group through their working years and into retirement,\u201d Cherniack says. \u201cPerhaps the most interesting finding has been the effect of the economy from 2008 to 2013 on an aging workforce. The effects are very large and not studied.\u201d<\/p>\n

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UConn Health\u2019s Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the Occupational Health Core Interest Group are holding a forum, \u201cBuilding Partnerships Towards Healthy Connecticut Workers,\u201d Thursday, March 27, at 5 p.m.<\/strong> at the Manor Inn in Plantsville. All who are interested in the improvement of health among Connecticut workers are invited to share their ideas, build connections, and identify needs. Those wishing to attend should call 860-679-5418 or email garza@uchc.edu<\/a> to register.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

A study that started five and a half years ago, coinciding with the 2008 economic downturn, found a dramatic increase in perceived psychological strain and apprehension about family finances. Physical demands were found to be largely unchanged.<\/p>\n

In a study of job insecurity, defined as a perceived threat to the continuance of employment, data show adverse effects on retirement expectations as well as work stress, work performance, sleep quality, and health-related sleep difficulty.<\/p>\n

Other areas include:<\/p>\n